Machine for making glass containers



Jan. 31, 1928.

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1,657,921 W. E. GLASPEY MACHINE FOR MAKING GLASS CONTAINERS Filed June 2v 1927 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 Patented Jan. 31, i928@ UNITED STATES WARREN GLASPEY, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

OF NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

MACHINE FOR MAKING GLASS CONTAINERS.

Application ed June .2,

This invention relatesto improvements in machines for making glass containers, and

l more particularly glass containers provided with internally ,threaded mouth portions,

adapted to receive threaded Stoppers, and the like.

The invention is particularly applicable to the kind-of machine generally known as the press and blow type. l

The primary object of the invention is to adapt the machine ofthe press and blow type to the production of containers provided. With internally threaded mouth p0rtions; and the invention involves the combination with `the mechanisms of a machine for pressing and blowing a container, of means cooperating with such mechanisms for producing internal threads in the mouths of the containers. i

It may be stated preliminarily that 1n a machine of the general type referred to .there is employed a table with'a plurality of blank or parison moulds adapted to rotate about a central column. .Adjacent the table with the parison moulds .is -a verticalshaft carrying a spider provided with aset of four plungers for-pressing the glass 1n the parison moulds. AThe spider revolves so that af cool plunger isl brought'inv line with 3l) each succeeding mould vas the parison mould table revolves. Tov one vside of the table carrying the parison moulds is another table with blow moulds, and means are provided for removing theparison mould and transferring it to a proper*` blow. mouldfor completion of the forming processbyI a1r pressure. This general type. of machine. as far as'the pressing and blowing operations are concerned, and without considering the formation of internal threads in ythe mouths of .y

the containers, forms no part of the present' invention and consequently will not be de-4 scribed in detail here. .This general type ot press and blow machinekis sometimes known as thfafONeill.A

My invention relates more particularly to they provision ot"V means cooperating with a press vandblow machine ofthe type d escribed for producinginternal threads in the mouths of the containers. and will be described more in detail hereinafter.

As shown 'in the drawings, Fig. y1 isja top plan view of the complete machine, Fig; 2

is a view in side elevation, Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation. Fig; 4 is a top plan'vview,.

i 9 attached to its base.

1927. serial mfieaoea AssIGNoR 'ro SPRING s'rorrna contraint on'anienlarged scale ofthe thread formingl i` attachment showing the same clamped to the central' column of the parison'mould table, Fig. 5 is a view taken as indicated by the line 5'5 of Fig.- 4, Fig. 6 is a view taken as indicated by the line- 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig'. 7 is an enlarged view taken as indicated by the line 7 of Fig. 1 showing the parison mould with the inside screw attachment in place and the plunger in its vpressing position, in cross-section, Fig'. 8 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 7 showing tha-inside screw attachment, or threaded sleeve, raised from theparison, Fig. 9'is a fragmentaryv i enlarged vertical sectional view of the spider and associated parts dshown in Fig. 6, Fig. 10 is a view as indicated by the line 10 of Fig. 9, Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary` view showing a mechanism for opening the parisonmoulds preparatory to the. transfer of a parison to the blowing apparatus. I4"ig.l

12 is a horizontalsectional lview taken as indicated by the'lin'e 12 of Fig. 7, Fig. 13

is a view taken as indicated by the line 1,3

of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a view taken as indi'- cated by the line 14-14 of Fig. 5. Fig. 15 is a similar view showing the arm 26 turned away from itsv position over the mould, and

16 is a view taken as indicated by the linelG-l of Fig. 5 showing the parts in the position indicated in Fig.v 15.

\ As .showninthe drawings, 1 indicates a suitable base carryingthe two vertical columns 2 and 3, 4. indicates a table with a plurality of blow molds 5 (here shown aseight) mountedto rotate about the column v2. The. rotation of the table 4 isaccomplishedyin a well-known manner by means of the gear 6 attached to its base.

7 indicates a table with a plurality of bla-nk or parison moulds 8 (here shown as eight) mounted to rotate about the column 3. This table is driven bymeans of a gear 10 indicates 'an intermedia-te' -gear between of them. A' ratchet 'gea-r11 is located immediately below the gear 10 and adapted to rotate the gear 10 and the shaft 12 in one direction. Motion is imparted b vmeans of 1'\5 the rack piston 13 meshing `withthe ratchet v gear 11 which is operated by air pressure in 10o the gears6and-.9 -and meshing with both v cated in a spider 16 which revolves around the vertical shaft 17. A set of gears 18 meshing with the table gear 9 revolves the spider 16 so thata cool plunger is brought in line with each succeedin mould 8 as the blank table 7 revolves. Litting cylinder 19 and pressing cylinder 20 furnish the means for lowering the plunger 15 into the corresponding mould 8 pressing the same, and then lifting the plunger out. These functions are performed in the well-known manner as embodied in machines of the character described.

I shall now describe more in detail the construction and operation of the mechanism for forming the internal threads in the neck portions of containers. 21 indicates a threadedsleeve equipped on its lower end with any desired male thread 22 and adapted to lit very accurately in the neck ring 23 ofV the parison mould. The threaded sleeve 21 is also designed to make an accurate titaround the plunger 15. The outer surface of the threaded sleeve 2l, above the thread 22, is also provided with another thread 24 of equal pitch with the thread 22,

and the thread 24 meshes with a femalev threadof like pitch in nut 25 which is se curely attached to an arm 26 which is slidably' and rotatably mounted on thepin 27. Locating pi'ns 28 are inserted in the pins 27 and anchored to the ring 29 (see Fig. 5). A

i slot 30 in the huby of arm 26 tits neatly over .the locating pin 28. 31 indicates a gear or pinion revolving on the 'ball Irace 32 and equipped with two lugs 33 (see Fig. 12) on its inner circumference adapted to fit in two grooves 33 on the outer* surface of the threaded sleeve 21.

34 indicates a lifting cylinder with a dis head 35 on the end of its piston rod 35 (see Fig. 5) adapted to lift the arm 26 by engagement with the lug or flange 36'. The piston rod in cylinder 34 extends throughthe upper head of the cylinder and ,forms the slide valve 37 which controls the air pressure from port 38 to port 39. 4

A general description ofsome of the steps of operation at this point -willV make an understanding of the construction and op' eration more clear. A The parison mould table movesone step at a time, thus requiring eight'steps to complete its rotation. Fory convenience, these steps may be referred to as stages and, likewise for convenience, stage one will be called the stage when the molten glass is placed in the blank parison mould '8. For clarity, this stage is shown in Fig. 1,

where the arrow indicates the direction of rotation of the table. vAfter the parison mould has been filled with molten glass. the

. Atable turns one step, to stage two, Vto bring the mould under the plunger 15.

This plunger 15 isjthenfforced down by air pres- 'l sure, the end of the plunger engaging the molten glass as shown in-Fig- 7, forcing the glass up and around thev threads 22. The molten glass requires but an instant'to chill and remain in this shape. The plunger 15 is then withdrawn and the table moves onc more step to: the next stage.

indicates a curved rack bar (see Fig. 4) adapted to engage the teeth'on gear 31 as the table moves from stage two to stage three and revolves said gear 3l in a counterclockwise direction. The lugs 33 on the internal surface of gear 31 act as splines and work in the slots 33 0n the outer surface of the sleeve 21 to revolve it also in a counterclockwise direction. 'l`helthreads 2l act as guides and operate in the nut to raise the collar 2l and unscrew the threaded end 22 from the newly'formed threads in the glass casting. vBy the time the mould has reached stage three the threaded sleeve 2l has been raised and the threads 22 completely unscrcwed from the glass blank as shown -in Figs. 5 and 8.

At stage three there is located a cylinder 34E-which is adapted to be operated b f the same air pressure which operates the blowhead cylinder 61 (see Fig. 2); or the pressure lines 62 and 63 may be connected to the mould comes to rest at stage three. As just stated, the cylinder 3-1'being connected to such air supply that its piston 34 is actuated -in an upward direction immediately after' the mould comes to rest at stage three, the head 35 will lift the lng 36 and raise'the entire `arm 26 carrying with it the sleeve 21.

At stage three there is located a crank 40 on a shaft 40 provided with a gear 4l. The shaft 40 is located directly over the pin 27.V This crank l0 is located at such u.

' height that when the arm 26 has been lifted by the cylinder 34. the finger`-l0b on the end of the crank Ll() will engage the lng 42 on. the'end of the arm 26 (ser Figs.4 5 and 7). A rackpiston rod 43 operated by the'cylindcr 44 engages the gear -tlto rotate the arm 26 tlnpugh an arcof approximately' 100 degrees.4 This operates at stage three andserves to more the collar 21 from its po-ition'over the mould to a position where it /Will be ont'of the way. As the piston head 35 rises. air from the poi-t 3Q is admitted to'theport 39 passing around the Walls 37. From the port 39 air passes to the back of the cylinder' 44 forcing tht` rack 43 forward and revolvingY the gear -ll and crank 40 as above described. As the pin.4()b on the crank 'is in contact withy the lug 42 on the arm 26, the arm26 will be turned in a clockwise direction substantially 100 degrees. This is sufcient to move the collar 21 from its position above the mould. As the arm 26 swing-s around, the lug 36 slides off the top of the head 35 and then the bottom of the hub 26n on the arm 26 rides on top of the locating pin 28. This serves to hold the arm 26 up above the mould, except when the collar 21 is in position over the mould.

The object in turning the arm 26 around through this `arc of 100 degrees is to clear the way for the transfer attachment 64 (iti tional clearance-.for the transfer fingers 64 to descend' at stage four and grasp the p parison by the neck, lift it, and be ready to swing it around over the blow mould at the next movement of the table.

The arm 26 remains up and turned away from over the mould 8 during stages four,

five and six.

At stage seven there is provided mechanism similar to that at stage three which operates to turn the arm 26 back again to its position over the mould 8. This mechanism need not be described in detail as its con-struction and operation is similar to that of stagevthree. It will suflice to say that 47 indicates a cylinder- (see Fig. 5) similar to cylinder 44, andA and 46 indicate respectively cranks and gears similar to 4 0 and 41 at stage three. 45a and 45b indicate a shaft and pin respectively similar to shaft 4()a jand pm 40b at stage three. These parts voperate at stage seven in the same manner as those described in connection with stage `three to turn vthe arm 26 in a counterclockwise direction substantially 100 degrees to bring the collar 2l back again in position over themould 8..- As the arm 26 swings around, the base of the hub I26a again rides on the locat-ingpin 28 until the collar 21 is exactly over the mould' when the slot 30 in the. back of the hub also Alines pwith the locating pin 28 and allows the arm 26 to settle down in` place.

At stage eight means are provided for .again moving'the collar 21 down into place so that it will be ready for the next casting. 48 indicates a cylinder (see Fig. 6) with a `head49 on theend of a piston rod l5() which serves tofollow the arm 26 down-to' a firm seat. on the neckring 23. An arm 51 carried by the piston rod serves to force the sleeve revolving mechanism down ait the j time. This sleeve revolving vmechanism comprises a double crank 52slidab1y mounted 'cations p l struction and arrangement may be made without'departing from the spirit and scope,

on a shaft 53. The :shaft 53 (see Figs. 6, l

9 and 1 0) is turned by a spindle 54 through the medium of two friction discs held in contact by a spring 56.. A gear slidably mounted on the spindle 54 is turned by a rack pinion 58 driven by cylinder 59. The purpose of this revolving mechanism is `to screw the threaded sleeve 21 down to its seat, on the neck ring 23. The friction discs 55 allow the rack 58 and spindle 54 to complete their stroke without screwing the threaded sleeve 21 down against the screwring 23 v With undue pressure.

In the operation of the device at. stage eight (see Figs. 6, 9 and 10),.the cylinder 48'afot'uates the piston head 49 downwardly. This head 49- coming in contact-with the Ahub 26a. of' arm 26 will force it down to proper position if it did not settle down to f this position at stage seven. The arm 5-1 on the piston rod 50l carries the sleeve rcvolving head down 'at the same time.` The fingers'52 on the ends of the double crank 52 may striktl on top of the lugs 65 when the sleeve revolving head lirst descends. In that event the spring` 56 allows the double crank 52 to slide up on the shaft 53 tcm- 'porarily; but as soon a-s the spindle 54 starts rotating the fingers 52 will slide oil of the lug 65 and engage the sides of these lugs thus screwing the threaded sleeve 21 firmly down onto and into the neck ring 23 and preparing it for the next charge yof molten glass at stage one.

A ir line 63 (see Fig. 5) furnishes a1r pressure just before starting the mould table inits passage from. one'stage to the next and revolves all the cylinders', restoring them to their normal positions so `that` entire attachment may be ready to start a new cycle at the next stage.

1While I have shown and described certain embodiments of .my invention, it is to be understood that it' is capable of many modi- Changes, therefore, in the conofthe invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in View of the prior art- What I claim as new, and' desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a machine of the character set forth; a rotatable table with a plurality of parison moulds, one of such moulds being located at IUS each stage; means for rotating said table step by step to bring each ofthe moulds successively into position at each stage; a rcciprocable plunger adjacent one stage adapt# ed to press-*molten glass in the mould at said stage: a sleeve inconjunction with each mould adapted to embrace the plunger and provided with a male thread on its lower end, said sleeve adapted to fit in the. neck of the mould; a swingable arm carrying said sleeve threaded therein, said arm adapted for swinging movement to move said sleeve from a position over the mould to a positionone side of the mould after said raising.

2. In a machine of the character set forth; a rotatable table with a plurality of parison moulds, one of such moulds being located at each stage; means for rotating said table step by step to bring each of the moulds successively into position at each stage; a

reciprocable plunger l adjacent one stage adapted to press molten glass in the mould at said stage; a sleeve in conjunction with each mould adapted to embrace the plunger and provided with amale thread on its lower end, said Sleeve adapted to fit in the neck of the mould; a swingable arm carrying said j sleeve threadedtherein, said arm adapted for swinging movement to move said sleeve -from a position over the mould to a position to one side of the mould and vice versa; means adapted to engage the sleeve upon movement of the table to rotate the sleeve in its threaded mounting in the arm to unscrew the male threads from Va glass blank after operation of the plunger; means for raising the arm and the slee-ve carried thereby after said unscrewing; means for swinging the arm to move the sleeve to a position to one side of the mouldafter said raising; means for again swinging the arm to bring the sleeve to a position overthe mould; means for lowering the arm and sleeve; and means for again rotating the sleeve in its threaded mounting in the arm to lower its threaded end into the neck of the mould.

3. In a machine of the character set forth;

. a rotatable table with a plurality of parison from a positionover the mould to a position to one side of the mould and vice versa;

means adapted to engage the sleeve upon movement of the table to rotate the sleeve inA its threaded mounting in the arm to unscrew the male threads from a glass blank after operation of the plunger, said means including aI collar surrounding the sleeve provided with gear teeth on its outer periphery, and a rack bar adjacent the table and provided with teeth adapted to mesh with the/teeth of said collar upon movement of the table; means for raising the arm and the sleeve carried thereby after said unscrewing; and means for swinging the arm to move the sleeve to a position to one side of the mould after said raising.

4. In a machine of the character set forth; a rotatable table with a plurality of parison moulds, one of such moulds being located atl each stage; means for rotating said table step by step to bring each of the moulds successively intov position at each stage; a reeiprocable plunger adjacent one stage adapted to press molten glass in the mould at said stage; a sleeve in conjunction with each mould adapted to embrace the plunger and provided with a male thread onA its lower end, said sleeve adapted to tit in the neck of the mould; a swingable arm carrying said sleeve threaded therein, said arm adapted for swinging movement to move said sleeve from a position over the mould to a position to one side of the mould and vice versa; means adapted to engage the sleeve upon movement of the table to rotate the sleeve in its threaded mounting in the arm to unserew the male threads from a glass blank after operation of the plun er, said means including a collar surroun ing the sleeve provided with gear teeth on its outer periphery, and a rack bar adjacent the table and provided with teeth adapted to mesh with the teeth of said collar upon movement of the table; means for raising the arm and the` sleeve carried thereby after said unscrewing; means for swinging the arm to move the sleeve to a position to on'e moulds, one of such moulds being located at each stage; means for rotating said table step by step to bring each of the moulds successively into position at each stage; a reciprocable plunger adjacent one stage adapted to press molten glass in the mould at said stage; a sleeve in conjunction with each ltHl mould adapted to embrace the plunger and ofthe mould; a swingable arm carrying said each' 'mould adapted to embrace theplunger sleeve threaded therein, said a'm adapted and provided with a. male thread on its lowfor swinging movement to move said sleeve er end, said sleeve adapted-to fit in the neck 7from a positlon over" theI mould to a posiof the mould; a swlngablearm carrying said tion to one side of the mould and vice versa; sleeve threaded therein, said arm adapted means adapted rto engage vthe sleeve upon for swinging movement to move said sleeve movement of the tableto rotate the sleeve from a' position over the mould to a position in itsthreaded mounting-in the arm to un-` to one sideof the mould and vice versa; screw the male threads'from-a glass blank means adapted to engage thesleeve upon afteroperation of the plunger; means for movement of the table to rotate thesleeve raising the arm and the sleeve carried therein its threaded mounting in the armto unybyafter said unscrewing, said means set in screw the male threads from a glass blank 'nsk ` operation by movement of the table; and lafter operation of the plunger; means for means for swinging the arm to move4 the raising the arm and the sleeve carried theresleeve to a position to one side of the mould by after said uns'rewlng; means for swingafter said raising, .said means set vin operaingthe arm to move the sleeve. to a position tion. by movement of the table. 'to one-'side of the mould after said raising; 6. In a machine of the character set'forth; and means for again moving the sleeve into a' rotatable table with a plurality of parison` position in the neck of the mould.

moulds, one of such moulds being located at each stage; means 'for rotating said table a rotatable table with a plurality of parison step by step to bring eachoi` the moulds sucjmoulds7 onevv of such moulds being 'located cessively into'position at each stage; a. re at each-stage; means for rotatin said taciprocable plunger adjacent one stage adaptble step by step to bring each of t e moulds ed to pressmolt-en glass inthe mould at said successively into position at eachstage; a

` stage a sleeve in conjunction' with 'each reciprocable plunger adjacent one -stage vmould. adapted to embrace the plunger and adapted to press molten glassin the mould provided with a male thread on` its lower at said stage; asleeve in conjunction With end; said sleeve adapted to lit inthe neck eachmould adapted to embrace the plunger ofthe mould; a swngable arm carrying sai-d and provided with a malev thread on its lowsleeve; threaded therein, said arm adapted er end, said sleeve ada ted to` lit in the neck for swinging movement to move said sleeve of the mo uld;a swinga le arm carrying sald from a position over the mould to a position sleeve threadedw therein, said arm adapted vmovementbf the table; means for again with the teeth of said collar upon movet'o one side of 4the mould Vand .vice versa; for swinging movement to move said sleeve means adapted to engage the sleeve upon from a position over the mould to a posimovement ofthetable tol rotate the sleeve tion to oneside of the mould and vice versa; in its threaded mounting'inthe/armto un -means adapted .to engage the sleeve upon 'screw the'male threads, from a glass blank movement of the table to rotate the sleeve after operation of the plunger; means for 1n its threaded mounting in the arm to u nraising the arm and the sleeve carriedtherescrew the male threads from aglass blank by after said unscrewing, said means set in after operation of the plunger, said means operation by movement of the table; means including a .collar surrounding the sleeve forswinging the arm to'move the sleeve to provided with gear teeth on its outer pea position to one side of the mould after* riphery, and a rack, bar adjacent the'table lsaid raising, said means set in operation by and provided with teeth adapted to mesh swin ing the arm to bring the sleeve to. a. nment of the table; means for raising the arm position over the mould, said means being and theA sleeve carried thereby after said `set in.- operation by movement of thetable; unscrewing; means for swingmg the arm means for lowering the arm' and-sleeve, said to move the sleeve to a position to oneslde 8. In a machine of the character set forth;

means set in operation by movementof the ofthefmould after said raising; and means table and means for again 'rotating the fon moving the sleeve backinto posltion 1n sleeve in its threadedvmounting inthe arm the neck of the mould.l to lower its threaded end into the neck of the mould, said'means being set in operaa rotatable table with a pluralityof p'arison tion by movement of the table. ,moulds, one of such moulds ,being located at 7. -In' a machine ofthe character set forth; each stage; means v`for `rota-ting said table a rotatable table-with a plurality of parison step by step to bring'eachof the moulds sucmoulds,l one of such moulds being located cessivel' into' position at each stage; a. reat each stage; means for'rotatmg said tacipro'ca le plunger adjacent one stage adaptble step by step to bring each of themoulds edto press. molten glass '1n the mould at successively intogposition at each stage;

adapteddto press molten glassillA the mou d provided lwith a male thread o n its lower at said stage; a sleeve in conjunction-with Lend, said-sleeve 'adaptedjtojt 1n the neck 9. 3 Ina machine of the character set fort-h;

a said st age; a sleeve in conjunction with each l reciprocable-yplunger adjacent one stage'y mould adaptedto embrace the plunger and of the mould; a swingable support for the sleeve, said support adapted for swinging -movement to move the sleeve from a position over the mould to a position to one side of the mould and vice versa; means operated-by movement of the table from -stage to stage for raising the sleeve in said .parison moulds, one of such moulds being located at each stage; means for rotating said table step by step to bring each of the moulds successively into position at each stage; a reciproeable plunger adjacent one stage adapted to .press molten glass in the mould at said stage; a sleeve in conjunction with each mould adapted to embrace the plunger and provided with a male thread on its lower end, said sleeve adapted to tit in the neck of the mould; a swingable support for the sleeve, said support adapted for swinging movement to move the sleeve from a position over the mould to a position to one side of the mould and vice versa; means operated by movement of the table from stage to stage for raising the sleeve in said support; 'means for raising the support, said means set in operation by movement of the table from stage to stage; means for swinging the support to move the sleeve to one side of the mould, said means set in operation by movement of the table from stage to stage; means for again swinging the support to bring the sleeve to a-iposition over the mould, said means set in operation by movement of the table from stage to stage; means for lowering the support and sleeve, said means set in operation by movement of the table from stage to stage; and means for again lowering the sleeve in the support to move it back into position in the neck of the mould, said means being set in operation by movement of the table from stage to stage.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Sei my hand this 16th day of May A. D. 192i'.

WARREN E. GLASPEY. 

